Includes bibliographical references (p. [811]-888) and index
Introduction -- The setting of Maya civilization -- Archaeology and Maya civilization -- History and Maya civilization -- The origins of Maya civilization -- The emergence of Maya civilization in the Middle Preclassic -- The origins of Maya states in the Late Preclassic -- The expansion of Maya states in the Early Classic -- The apogee of Maya states in the Late Classic -- Transformations in the Terminal Classic -- Reformulation and revival in the Postclassic -- The ancient Maya economy -- The organization of Maya society -- Maya ideology and religion -- Epilogue : the conquest of the Maya